Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

Concordia University Irvine

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

Developing Nurses into Leaders and Educators

The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) at Concordia University Irvine will prepare you for the next phase of your career – whether as a nursing leader in healthcare management or as a clinical/academic advanced nurse educator. The Nursing Leadership track focuses on the advancement of healthcare delivery in the clinical setting, while the Nursing Education track will equip you to teach nursing students in a variety of specialty content areas and become an advanced nurse educator in the hospital setting. The goal of the program is to equip you with expert knowledge and a set of skills that differentiates you in the field of healthcare and in your workplace.

Online and Blended Learning

To accommodate working nurses, our program is offered in a blended format of both online and classroom instruction. Depending on your pace of study, you can complete your master's degree in 15-22 months.

Spring term begins March 2019

Curriculum

The curriculum design includes core courses and an area of specialization in either Nursing Leadership or Education. Each course is 7 weeks in length. Total unit count for the MSN program is 44 units.

Nursing Education Specialization

8 Units

MSN 561: Instructional Design in Nursing Education I (Theory)

4

This course will facilitate student-centered curriculum design development and related learning outcomes, learning experiences, and evaluation of learning for classroom education with an emphasis placed on major educational philosophies and their respective approaches to curriculum development. Students will critically examine the nature of contrasting psychologies of human learning and motivation in relation to current educational theories. Corequisite: MSN 562.

MSN 562: Instructional Design in Nursing Education II (Practice)

4

This course will facilitate student-centered curriculum design development or related learning outcomes, learning experiences, and evaluation of learning for classroom education. Concepts of measurement, evaluation, and testing in nursing education will be explored with issues in test planning, writing, and assembling of items and analysis of results being discussed. Topics in the evaluation of critical thinking and performance in the assessment of clinical competencies and ethical and legal issues involved in the evaluation process will also be discussed. The advanced practice nurse will participate in one hundred eighty (180) practicum hours for this course. Corequisite: MSN 561.

Nursing Leadership Specialization

8 Units

MSN 571: Nursing Leadership and Healthcare Management I

4

This course will promote the significance of organizational and systems leadership in promoting quality improvement and safe patient care. The student will develop leadership skills which emphasize the importance of ethical and critical decision making with interprofessional collaboration teams that improve population based healthcare outcomes, disease management, and health economics. Corequisite: MSN 572.

MSN 572: Nursing Leadership and Healthcare Management II

4

This course will provide the advancement of health care delivery in the clinical setting. The advanced practice nurse will have an experiential clinical practice in health care informatics, health economics, interprofessional collaborative practice, and health care policy and intervention outcomes. Corequisite: MSN 571.

Thesis/Project

6 Units

MSN 595: Thesis/Project I

3

This course will provide the student with the opportunity to develop a thesis or a scholarly project for the degree of Master of Science in Nursing. The paper is a culminating experience option for Concordia University Irvine program. (The thesis paper and scholarly project paper topic with reader approval form must be filed with the Graduate Office, the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Concordia University Irvine and the chosen clinical research site). The student will work with the thesis/project committee and under the direction of the thesis chairperson will complete a final version of the paper.

MSN 596: Thesis/Project II

3

This course is the culmination scholarly activity for the Master of Science in Nursing of Concordia University Irvine program. The planning, preparation, and completion of the thesis or scholarly project is in partial fulfillment of the graduate degree. Credit is obtained only when the student completes the thesis or scholarly project paper with the approval of the Department of Nursing graduate thesis/project committee members and the dean of the School of Professional Studies.

Park Place Campus

Park Place campus is the home of Concordia University Irvine’s Nursing Program. This state-of-the-art facility features classrooms, two skills labs, and three simulation labs with high fidelity mannequins, where students can practice hands-on nursing skils for the healthcare environment.

The Park Place campus is located off of Jamboree Rd. and Michelson Dr., less than ten minutes away from Concordia’s main campus in Irvine, and offers free parking for guests with validation.

Nursing Faculty

Our faculty are experts in their fields and dedicated to the Great Commission of Jesus Christ to share the Gospel and care for all of God’s people by promoting advanced nursing studies for leadership and education.

Mary Bowman MSN, RN

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Kathleen Kennedy PhD(c)

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Miki Boyle MSN, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN, PHN, CCRN

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Tuition and Fees

Tuition/Fee

Cost

Application Fee

$50

Tuition

$600 per unit

Additional Program Fees

$225

Concordia University Irvine’s MSN is offered at a competitive tuition rate with financial aid available. All students who maintain continuous enrollment are eligible to receive a $6,000 nursing scholarship.

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Respected Reputation and Accreditation

Concordia University Irvine's Nursing program enjoys an excellent reputation, and has nursing graduates at hospitals throughout the region and nation. Concordia University Irvine is regionally accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The master's degree program in nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

Services

Concordia University Irvine is a U.S. News Top Tier Regional University and has been named by The Chronicle of Higher Education as one of the fastest growing private nonprofit master's institutions. CUI serves over 4,200 students annually.